Are you aware there is a National Breastfeeding Helpline sponsored by the Office on Women’s Health ? The National Breastfeeding Helpline from the Office on Women’s Health has trained breastfeeding peer counselors to provide support by phone. The counselors can help answer common breastfeeding questions. They can also help you decide if you need to see [...] [...]
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          | Woo-hoo! Breast pumps,nursing bras and other supplies for breastfeeding are eligible for an exemption from Louisiana state sales taxes beginning October 1,2011. Act 331 of the 2011 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature created the tax exemption for products identified as “breastfeeding items.”The list includes:· Breast pumps,breast-pump accessories and replacement parts · Nursing [...] [...] Hospitals could and should do a lot more to help women succeed at breastfeeding,according to a new report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “Hospitals need to greatly improve practices to support mothers who want to breastfeed,”says Dr. Thomas Frieden,the CDC’s director. “If they don’t,at current trends,it will [...] [...] EVERGREEN –This week marks the beginning of a new school year for hundreds of Coloradoteachers. While they prepare to head back to class,at least one teacher is preparing to go to court. Heather Burgbacher and the ACLU have filed a discrimination lawsuit against a local charter school. Burgbacher spent five years teaching technology at the [...] [...] World Breastfeeding Week is in full swing and Minnesota mamas are hoping to set records on both sides of the river this weekend with Big Latch On events planned in Grand Rapids,Minneapolis,St. Paul,and Rochester. What’s a Big Latch On,you ask? A Big Latch On is group of women meeting for the sole [...] [...] |                | |
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